Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2018
This number one best-selling title in Iraq, Dubai, and the UAE is a heart-rending tale of two girls growing up in war-torn Baghdad
Baghdad, 1991. The Gulf War is raging. Two girls, hiding in an air raid shelter, tell stories to keep the fear and the darkness at bay, and a deep friendship is born. But as the bombs continue to fall and friends begin to flee the country, the girls must face the fact that their lives will never be the same again.
This poignant debut novel reveals just what it's like to grow up in a city that is slowly disappearing in front of your eyes, and how in the toughest times, children can build up the greatest resilience.
- 288 pages
- English
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LiteratureTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Book I: A Childhood of Obvious Things
- Letters from the Unknown
- Am I Afraid?
- Book II: The Future
- Book of the Future, Page 1
- Book of the Future, Page 3: Uncle Shawkat and Baji Nadira
- Book of the Future, Page 4: Hussam, the brother of Mayada
- Book of the Future, Page 5: Farouq and Marwa
- Book of the Future, Page 8: Baydaa, after the moment of her departure
- Book of the Future, Page 9: Nadia, after the moment of departure
- Book of the Future, Page 10: The life of Biryad
- Book of the Future, Page 11: Happy News
- Book of the Future, Page 12: The Baghdad Clock
- Epilogue
- About the Author
- About the Translator
- Oneworld, Many Voices
- Copyright
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